Computational probing of all-boron Li2nB2nH2n+2 polyenes

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 1004, Issue , 2013, Pages 5-11

  Popov, Ivan A ^a   Boldyrev, Alexander I ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive natural density partitioning (AdNDP); Chemical bonding; Electronic transmutation; Lithium decorated boron hydrogen compounds; Polyacetylene analogues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871818934     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2012.10.018     Document Type: Article

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